5/10/2007

A boss wondered why one of his most valued employees had not phoned insick one day. Having an urgent problem with one of the main computers,he dialed the employee's home phone number and was greeted with achild's whisper.

'Hello.'

'Is your daddy home?' he asked.

'Yes,' whispered the small voice.

May I talk with him?'

The child whispered, 'No.'

Surprised and wanting to talk with an adult, the boss asked,'Is your Mommy there?'

'Yes.'

'May I talk with her?'

Again the small voice whispered, 'No.'

Hoping there was somebody with whom he could leave a message, the bossasked, 'Is anybody else there?'

'Yes,' whispered the child, 'a policeman'

Wondering what a cop would be doing at his employee's home, the bossasked,'May I speak with the policeman?'

'No, he's busy', whispered the child.

'Busy doing what?'

'Talking to Daddy and Mommy and the Fireman,' came the whispered answer.Growing more worried as he heard what sounded like a helicopter throughthe earpiece on the phone, the boss asked, 'What is that noise?'